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Items Tagged with 'marketing'

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Employees Are Brand Ambassadors

Coaching Your Employees to Be Your Strongest Brand Ambassadors

Heather Ripley
Heather Ripley
October 30, 2026

It’s not your marketing department that serves as the source for most of these interactions. It’s your techs. These conversations happen when a technician enters a customer's home, a call taker answers the phone, or an installer talks with a neighbor after completing a job.


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Seven Numbers to Ask Your Marketing Agency for Every Month

Mo. Abubakar Lala
Mo. Abubakar Lala
October 27, 2026

Are your marketing dollars generating real business or just impressive-looking reports? Discover the seven key metrics plumbing and HVAC contractors should track each month to measure leads, evaluate marketing performance, and better understand their return on investment.


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Truck WrapMaster Art

What Your Truck Says Before Your Techs Say a Word

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Chris Graham
October 21, 2026

A well-designed plumbing service vehicle can do more than turn heads, it can generate business. From readable contact information to consistent branding, there are five essential elements that help fleet graphics make a lasting impression in just three seconds.


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Casey Welch

2026 Next Gen All-Star: Casey Welch

Making home services marketing stand out
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Kristen R. Bayles
September 16, 2026

Casey Welch once thought home services might be a stop on the way to something more glamorous. Nearly 16 years later, she’s using creativity to make the trades stand out, generate opportunities for technicians and encourage more women to enter the field.




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Andrea Reagan

2026 Next Gen All-Star: Andrea Reagan

Bringing personality to home services marketing
Hannah Belloli-Oster
Hannah Belloli-Oster
September 16, 2026

Andrea Reagan believes a strong brand should do more than attract customers. By pairing authenticity and creativity with business results, she’s helping build a company culture employees are proud to represent.




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Jen McKee

2026 Next Gen All-Star: Jen McKee

Telling the stories behind the trades
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Kristen R. Bayles
September 16, 2026

One plumbing client introduced Jen McKee to the trades. Today, she’s helping home service businesses use social media to showcase their people, build customer trust, and tell the stories behind their brands.




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Lemon Seed Ventures ‘Into the Wilderness’ for Its 2027 Conference

The three-day event is open to home service business owners and leaders and includes two days of professional education and three days of networking and experiences.
Plumbing & Mechanical Editorial Staff
September 16, 2026

The educational curriculum is complemented by local experiences beginning with an optional tour of McWilliams Heating, Cooling & Plumbing and a Zoo Brew Opening Party at Lufkin’s Ellen Trout Zoo on Wednesday, March 3. 


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Why Plumbing Contractors Are Losing Leads They Don't Know Exist

Michael Carpenter
Michael Carpenter
September 8, 2026

In a category where the first contractor to respond wins the job more than 70% of the time, a six-hour window is not slow — it is a forfeit.


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The Hidden Cost of Missed Calls for Plumbers

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Tom English
September 3, 2026

A frozen pipe at 9 p.m. doesn't wait for business hours, and neither does the homeowner calling about it.


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Truck of the Month

Truck of the Month: My Professional Plumber

The Knoxville, TN based plumbing company is celebrating 16 years in the business with a fresh new look.
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Kristen R. Bayles
August 31, 2026

The Knoxville, Tennessee-based company has been in business for 16 years, and is expanding beyond plumbing to add heating and air services. For owner Jamie Foster, that growth presented an opportunity to rethink the company’s longtime branding.


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Best-looking Plumbing Contractor trucks of 2017

This year, PM asked some of its columnists, as well as industry organizations and truck-wrapping companies to vote.

November 14, 2017

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